Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos (Philippines)
Diocese of San Carlos Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo Diyosesis sang San Carlos Diyosesis sa San Carlos | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Territory | 1st and 2nd Congressional District of Negros Occidental, and 4 Places from 1st District of Negros Oriental (Canlaon City, Guihulngan City, Municipality of Vallehermoso, Municipality of La Libertad) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Jaro |
| Metropolitan | Jaro |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,041 km2 (1,174 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 949,000 840,000 (88.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 March 1987 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Charles Borromeo in San Carlos, Negros Occidental |
| Patron saint | St Charles Borromeo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gerardo Alimane Alminaza |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jose Romeo Lazo |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Carlos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Caroli Borromeo) is a Roman Rite diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The diocese was split off from the Diocese of Bacolod together with the Diocese of Kabankalan in 1987 and is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo City. The seat of the cathedral is the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.[1]
Ordinaries
- Nicolas M. Mondejar (November 21, 1987 - July 25, 2001)
- Most Rev. Jose F. Advincula, D.D. (July 25, 2001 - November 9, 2011); named Archbishop of Capiz
- Rev. Fr. Daniel Patrick Parcon, as Diocese Administrator (later became Bishop of Talibon)
- Most Rev. Salvador Trane Modesto, D.D., (Auxiliary Bishop) (June 25, 1988 – 2005)
- Gerardo Alminaza (September 14, 2013 – present) http://www.cbcpnews.com/cbcpnews/?p=22578
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